Verizon Protect
Data & identity security
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Prices are current as of 12 Sept 2026.
Verizon Protect has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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| Rating / 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Reviews | 45K | 131K | 127K | 80K | 57K | 48K | 33K | 15K | 13K | 5.5K | 411 |
| Released | 2019 | 2018 | 2016 | 2012 | 2017 | 2022 | 2019 | 2021 | 2016 | 2013 | 2021 |
| Monthly price | — | $2.49 | $7.99 | — | — | $14.99 | — | $9.99 | — | — | — |
| Annual price | — | $59.99 | $47.90 | — | — | $119.99 | — | $69.99 | — | — | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Verizon Protect reviews
4.7 out of 5, based on 45,381 reviews.
What people like
- Useful built-in VPN service
What they complain about
- App crashes repeatedly on launch
- Breaks CarPlay and cellular data
- Call filtering features are missing
- Blocks important calls from ringing
Needs another update
Keep crashing, even after the phone had the most recent update
Crashes
App crashes when I try to open..
Needs sms call filter
The Verizon protect combined with the Verizon call filter app, but the protect app does not support the sms/call reporting like the call filter app had, please add the functionality so I can remove the old call filter app
App keeps crashing
That’s it you open it and it crashes repeatedly tried everything
Slow to load but I still use it
It’s slow to load, but I still use it for the VPN. Though, even that can be buggy
Broken
It won’t open. it doesn’t work. therefore, it is ineffective.
Too bloated for free service.
Call Filter was better.
App doesn’t work
App needs to be fixed. Immediately closes and doesn’t work. Even after update yesterday . Please fix!! As of today 9/7/26 The app immediately closes so I can’t “report a bug” within the app.
Call Filter Options not available
This shows that the call filter options are available but I don’t see them. I’m prompted to enroll in a plan but none of the plans mention that as an option. I can’t use the old app any longer.
Broken spam filter and cluttered interfaces.
I don’t care about any of the other services Verizon is offering with this app. All I care about is the spam filter, and the fact that I have to download an app with a ton of worthless services just to get the spam filter is annoying. If you are using an iPhone, all of the services Verizon offers are a waste of money, minus the spam filter. The spam filter is the only one that is worth money. Edit: I seen the developer response, and if the developers and Verizon want to truly help me, then don’t force me to use this app and let me keep the old spam filter app. This app is annoyingly complicated, requires more tapping just to report numbers, and I can’t see the old statistics that the old app used to show. Overall, this app is a considerable downgrade from the spam filter app. Ever since using this app, spam calls have increased because there is no easy way to block phone numbers anymore. The swipe to report spam phone numbers in the Phone app no longer links back to the spam filter app. Because Verizon broke spam filtering, I have downgraded to the free membership because some protection even broken protection from spam calls is better than none. Honestly, Verizon breaking spam filtering is enough to push me to t-mobile. After I pay off my phone I am dropping Verizon.
Call Filter Experience Downgrade
Having to open an app made for multiple things I’m not interested in with additional terms and services is additional burden for a service that was useful. Now the feature itself has been degraded again. If you attempt to copy-paste the number from your phone including the country code it will not work. So you’re forced to either copy it elsewhere and remove the country code or manually type it between the app switcher. With robo calls on the rise, having added friction from a paid service doesn’t help.
Call filter broken
Verizon Call filter app now redirects to this app but this app does not show any call filter options making it completely useless.
Breaks wireless CarPlay
If you use wireless CarPlay you will want to make sure that the vpn is not enabled otherwise you will run into all sorts of issues with CarPlay. No internet, dropped connections, etc. all my issue went away once I disabled the vpn.
Won’t open
App was installed, seemed to work. Now after recent update it won’t open, prevents phone from connecting and using data. Shows VPN is trying to connect non stop. Try to open app to refresh vpn profile and instead app just opens briefly then closes. Opens and closes, leaving me stuck with no data connection. After jumping around settings on iPhone I can finally use data. App apparently just became a useless data blocking app.
CarPlay
Prevents wireless CarPlay from working properly. Disables Apple Map navigation and all other apps from communicating including Radar Detector apps. You must disable safe browsing option. This has been reported to Verizon Tech Support
Install hangs
Install hangs
Sends Important Calls to voicemail
At least once a week, this app sends important calls that are obviously in my call history directly to voicemail without ringing the phone. The calls don’t even show up in recent. This happens once or twice every week. Today it sent a call from a mechanic who I’ve spoken with numerous times directly to voicemail. It has sent calls from doctor’s office where I’ve done business for years directly to voicemail. I finally had to turn the app off out of frustration because I keep missing important calls. The app should be able to look at call history and determine whether a call is valid or not.
Why did u change it
I am trying to add a number and now it won't let me. Deleting this app cause it don't work. It blocks the wrong numbers
App is Terrible
I have been using the app for about 4 months. I’ve had nothing but problems with Apple Maps , my GPS, Safari. And others I’m sure of that. Your app clearly does not like Apple products. I’ve got 2 iPhones and both have the same issues. Oddly enough… when I disconnect the VPN ON VERIZON protect… the problems go away. For $38 a month you would think I would get a better product. Right?
Where is teh call filtering?
Verizon Call Filter app is telling me to download this to continue filtering. But there is no call filtering function visible in this app. There is a secure VPN, but I CANNOT USE VERIZON’S VPN ON MY WORK PHONE. Don’t ask me to defeat our corporate security practices.
Issue with vpn
At some point either an iOS update or one of your updates caused my cellular data to stop working with vpn enabled. I noticed this recently when I connected my phone to car play it would connect by wifi to my phone and then I would lose internet connectivity even when my phone showed that it had cellular signal. It wouldn’t connect unless I disabled car play and Wi-Fi all together and then it wasn’t very stable. I noticed that the vpn was on even when Wi-Fi was disabled and the phone was connected to cellular. I didn’t think it should be on for just cellular only but it was and at some point it would not connect at all unless I turmed off the vpn. But then the vpn would not stay off and it kept blocking my data connection when not on Wi-Fi so I removed and disabled the vpn and now it’s working fine. I think this may be some sort of split tunneling issue or something like that.
Doesn’t work
Update: 8/27/2026 The app does not stay connected on the WiFi kept going in and out. Not working. Keep saying try again since last update
Verizon Protect FAQ
- Is Verizon Protect free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 1 country it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Verizon Protect have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Verizon Protect?
- Malwarebytes - Mobile Security (4.5 from 131,420 reviews, premium from $2.49), TotalAV (4.6 from 126,996 reviews, premium from $4.99) and Norton Password Manager (4.4 from 79,733 reviews).
Verizon Protect download
Last updated 1 month ago.
Verizon Protect sells in 1 country. It was released 7 years and 1 month ago, on 26 Aug 2019. It holds a 4.7 rating from 45,381 reviews.
Supports 2 languages: English, Spanish.
How much does Verizon Protect make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.